[thelist] What's with this blog thing, anyway?

[Bill Haenel]

> I can't really see what the big deal is.

This is exactly why I asked the question, honestly.

> Sure, it was done by hand rather than the custom coded PHP scripts I
> use today to manage all my site content, but was it that different?

Widely available CMS software used to post tidbits of people's lives,
technologies, hobbies, etc, all in a semi-community environment.

> I do see what you mean, frankly I'd say its more a case of people
> being aware that they can publish their thoughts daily via regular
> online content.

Not just netfolk, though. Basic, everyday AOL users are doing this stuff
now. It really is becoming what we talked about for a long time as
community. It was neat when just the web-savvy were involved, but when your
grandmother start putting content online every day, it's a bit different.
This is why I find it worth discussing on thelist. This is why I see it as
an indicator of something. Could this be an actual method to use the web for
something good on a wide-spread basis?

BH